2008 AFL Rising Star
# 2008 AFL Rising Star

The NAB AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2008 Ron Evans medal was given to Rhys Palmer from the Fremantle Football Club.

## Eligibility

Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a stand out young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.

## Nominations

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Bachar Houli | Essendon |
| 2 | Josh Hill | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | Rhys Palmer | Fremantle |
| 4 | Kieren Jack | Sydney |
| 5 | Ben McKinley | West Coast |
| 6 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn |
| 7 | Austin Wonaeamirri | Melbourne |
| 8 | Kurt Tippett | Adelaide |
| 9 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle |
| 10 | Nathan Brown | Collingwood |
| 11 | Matthew Kreuzer | Carlton |
| 12 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond |
| 13 | Jarryd Morton | Hawthorn |
| 14 | Colin Garland | Melbourne |
| 15 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond |
| 16 | Kyle Reimers | Essendon |
| 17 | Brad Ebert | West Coast |
| 18 | Gavin Urquhart | North Melbourne |
| 19 | Shaun Grigg | Carlton |
| 20 | Cale Morton | Melbourne |
| 21 | Bradd Dalziell | Brisbane Lions |
| 22 | Alipate Carlile | Port Adelaide |

## Final voting

| | Player | Club | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rhys Palmer | Fremantle | 44 |
| 2 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn | 37 |
| 3 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond | 21 |
| 4 | Matthew Kreuzer | Carlton | 11 |
| 5 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 7 |
| 6 | Ben McKinley | West Coast | 6 |
| 7 | Cale Morton | Melbourne | 3 |
| 8 | Alipate Carlile | Port Adelaide | 2 |
| 9 | Austin Wonaeamirri | Melbourne | 1 |
| Source: AFL Record Season Guide 2015 ||||
